The UN Convention on Biological Diversity adopts the Global Biodiversity Framework at the 2022 UN Biological Diversity Conference (COP15). 190 countries approved this agreement, which aims to protect 30 percent of global lands and waters by 2030 and set 22 other biodiversity conservation targets. This is the first Framework of its kind applicable to biodiversity conservation, and sets out ambitious targets for reduction of harmful pollutants, ecosystem restoration, and the inclusion of Indigenous peoples and local communities in conservation efforts. While the US was not a participant in the negotiation since it is not a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity, President Biden signed Executive Order 14008 setting a US 30 by 30 conservation target in 2021.